gawck's funny sign friday™: Cough. Cough. Sputter. Okay.
(image from: http://www.drheckle.net/2012/09/dont-breathe-under-water.html)
(image from: http://www.drheckle.net/2012/09/dont-breathe-under-water.html)
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Earlier this month gawck talk™ explored the colour pallet of Toronto's TTC subway system. In New York, designer Adam Chang created the NY Train Project which detailed the intricate tiles displaying each station's name. In contrast to the more standardized TTC subway station names, the New York stations signs are infused with the personality of the neighbourhood. http://nytrainproject.com/train-6.html 
gawck's funny sign friday™: That's a whopper of a sign. (image from: http://www.funnysigns.net/files/RIP-Mcdonalds.jpg)  Want your furniture to make a statement? Decortype uses common typographic fonts to create usable, and fun furniture. https://www.behance.net/gallery/Decor-Type/9752635
gawck's funny sign friday™: "It's like I'm invisible to them." (image from: https://twitter.com/RAC/status/463209533049823232)  Ask a regular user of Toronto's TTC subway system what colour Runnymede, Summerhill or Pape station is and they will likely know or have a pretty good guess. Frequent users are often able to differentiate subway stations based solely on their colour scheme, without even seeing the station names. In 1954, designers used a planned colour combination of background tiles and trim on the original Yonge line stations. Colours varied subtly, offering just enough difference to avoid confusion with similar stations. Future expansions of the University and Bloor/Danforth subway lines from 1963-1968 continued the scheme. New stations in the 1970s saw a much more varied design of colours and patterns. Detail credit: http://jbb.poslfit.com/Pages/subway-tiles.html Photo credit: http://www.benmark.ca/stock/stock2 How many of these TTC subway stations would you recognize based on colour?
 Designer David Schwen uses only colour and Helvetica type to create a poster series of food. Viewers easily recognize what each typographic poster represents based solely on the colours and descriptive words used in the food content 'layers.' http://designtaxi.com/news/34068/No-Patties-Only-Helvetica-in-These-Sandwiches/?interstital_shown=1
gawck's funny sign friday™: Here's to holiday eating and new year's resolutions. (image from: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B50LaCrIMAEk4Sn.jpg:large)  |
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